Death (band)

Death was one of the first ever death metal bands in the United States. They started in 1983 under the name Mantas and they changed the name to Death in 1984.

Death
Death in Mexico City, June 1989. From left to right: bassist Terry Butler, guitarist Paul Masvidal, manager Eric Greif, drummer Bill Andrews and guitarist/vocalist Chuck Schuldiner
Background information
Origin	Orlando, Florida, United States
Genres	Death metal, technical death metal, progressive metal
Years active	1983–2001
Labels	Combat, Relativity, Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast, Relapse
Website	www.emptywords.org
Past members	Chuck Schuldiner Shannon Hamm Scott Clendenin Richard Christy

Death is no longer a band because their guitarist Chuck Schuldiner died on December 13, 2001. He was 34 years old. He had brain cancer and the drugs he used to beat the cancer made him weak. He died of pneumonia. He had another band project called Control Denied during the 3 years before he died.

Discography

• Scream Bloody Gore (1987)
• Leprosy (1988)
• Spiritual Healing (1990)
• Human (1991)
• Individual Thought Patterns (1993)
• Symbolic (1995)
• The Sound of Perseverance (1998)